Chords for The Ballad of Midsomer County
Tempo:
94 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Gm
Eb
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb] [G]
[Bb]
[D] [G]
Come [G]
sit by me all you [Gm]
fine [G] lords and laddies, and I'll tell you the tale of a young John Henry.
He met a fair maiden one bright May morning, as he went a-hunting in Midsomer County.
Her brow was [Gm] the skin [G] of the Midsomer maiden, and blue were her eyes, as blue as the sea.
And on her bed [D]
lay a garland [G] of flowers, sweet were the roses of Midsomer County.
[Gm]
Why young men don't stray, this maiden [D] will [G] lead you away.
Come take a rest now, said the Midsomer maiden, you're weary from traveling, that I can see.
Let us go home now, beyond the greenwood, come taste the fruits of Midsomer County.
She led him on through [D] the [G] Midsomer greenwood, [G]
till he came to a hut [D]
by a [G] jubilee tree.
She said, sir, won't you come sit by my fire, you'll eat like the king of Midsomer County.
[Gm]
Why young men don't stray, [Gm]
this maiden [G] will lead you.
[Gm]
[G]
She brought him fine ale, and she brought him supper, fresh eggs and live [D] eels for young John [G] Henry.
[G] She said, come eat your fill, and when you are sick, you'll stay with me here in Midsomer County.
And alas, I cannot stay, [D]
said young [G] John Henry, I'm bound to another, [D]
soon married I'll be.
[G] And I thank thee for supper, my kind and fair maiden, now I must leave here, [D]
Midsomer [G] County.
[Gm]
Why young men don't stray, [Gm]
this maiden [D] will [Gm] lead you.
[Dm] [Gm]
[G]
[G]
Well I want the cry of the Midsomer maiden, for shame and for shame, you have tricked me.
You're bound to leave now, I am your lover, I swear you'll not leave here, Midsomer County.
The cold was the blade [D]
of the Midsomer [G] maiden, soft was the neck of young John Henry.
And warm was the blood that flowed from his body, red as the roses of Midsomer County.
[Gm]
Why young men don't stray, this maiden [D] will [G] lead you.
[Gm]
[G]
Well deep in the greenwood of Midsomer County, lies young John Henry, as cold as can be.
No headstone to mark him, [G]
no lover to grieve him, save for the roses [D] of Midsomer [G] County.
[Gm]
Why young [G] men don't stray, [Eb]
this maiden [D] will [G] lead you.
[Gm] [G] [D] [G]
[Gm] [G]
[N]
[Bb]
[D] [G]
Come [G]
sit by me all you [Gm]
fine [G] lords and laddies, and I'll tell you the tale of a young John Henry.
He met a fair maiden one bright May morning, as he went a-hunting in Midsomer County.
Her brow was [Gm] the skin [G] of the Midsomer maiden, and blue were her eyes, as blue as the sea.
And on her bed [D]
lay a garland [G] of flowers, sweet were the roses of Midsomer County.
[Gm]
Why young men don't stray, this maiden [D] will [G] lead you away.
Come take a rest now, said the Midsomer maiden, you're weary from traveling, that I can see.
Let us go home now, beyond the greenwood, come taste the fruits of Midsomer County.
She led him on through [D] the [G] Midsomer greenwood, [G]
till he came to a hut [D]
by a [G] jubilee tree.
She said, sir, won't you come sit by my fire, you'll eat like the king of Midsomer County.
[Gm]
Why young men don't stray, [Gm]
this maiden [G] will lead you.
[Gm]
[G]
She brought him fine ale, and she brought him supper, fresh eggs and live [D] eels for young John [G] Henry.
[G] She said, come eat your fill, and when you are sick, you'll stay with me here in Midsomer County.
And alas, I cannot stay, [D]
said young [G] John Henry, I'm bound to another, [D]
soon married I'll be.
[G] And I thank thee for supper, my kind and fair maiden, now I must leave here, [D]
Midsomer [G] County.
[Gm]
Why young men don't stray, [Gm]
this maiden [D] will [Gm] lead you.
[Dm] [Gm]
[G]
[G]
Well I want the cry of the Midsomer maiden, for shame and for shame, you have tricked me.
You're bound to leave now, I am your lover, I swear you'll not leave here, Midsomer County.
The cold was the blade [D]
of the Midsomer [G] maiden, soft was the neck of young John Henry.
And warm was the blood that flowed from his body, red as the roses of Midsomer County.
[Gm]
Why young men don't stray, this maiden [D] will [G] lead you.
[Gm]
[G]
Well deep in the greenwood of Midsomer County, lies young John Henry, as cold as can be.
No headstone to mark him, [G]
no lover to grieve him, save for the roses [D] of Midsomer [G] County.
[Gm]
Why young [G] men don't stray, [Eb]
this maiden [D] will [G] lead you.
[Gm] [G] [D] [G]
[Gm] [G]
[N]
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ Come [G]
sit by me all you [Gm] _
fine [G] lords and laddies, and I'll tell you the tale of a young John Henry. _
He met a fair maiden one bright May morning, as he went a-hunting in Midsomer _ County.
Her brow was [Gm] the skin [G] of the Midsomer _ maiden, and blue were her _ eyes, as blue as the sea. _
And on her bed _ [D]
lay a garland [G] of flowers, _ sweet were the roses of Midsomer _ County.
[Gm]
Why young men don't stray, this maiden [D] will [G] lead you _ away. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Come take a rest now, said the Midsomer _ maiden, you're weary from traveling, that I can see. _
Let us go home now, _ beyond the greenwood, come taste the fruits of Midsomer County. _
She led him on through [D] the _ [G] Midsomer greenwood, [G]
till he came to a hut [D]
by a [G] jubilee tree. _
She said, sir, won't you come sit by my fire, you'll eat like the king of Midsomer _ County.
[Gm]
Why young men don't stray, [Gm]
this maiden [G] will lead you.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _
She brought him fine ale, _ and she brought him supper, _ fresh eggs and live [D] eels for young John [G] Henry.
[G] She said, come eat your fill, and when you are sick, _ you'll stay with me here in Midsomer County.
And alas, I cannot stay, [D]
said young [G] John Henry, I'm bound to _ another, [D]
soon married I'll be.
[G] And I thank thee for supper, _ my kind and fair maiden, now I must leave here, [D] _
Midsomer [G] County.
_ [Gm]
Why young men don't stray, [Gm]
this maiden [D] will [Gm] lead you.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G]
Well I want the cry of the Midsomer maiden, _ for shame and for shame, you have tricked me. _
You're bound to leave now, I am your lover, I swear you'll not leave here, _ Midsomer County. _
The cold was the blade [D]
of the Midsomer [G] _ maiden, _ soft was the neck of young John _ Henry.
And warm was the blood that flowed from his body, _ red as the roses of Midsomer County.
_ [Gm]
Why young men don't stray, this maiden [D] will [G] lead you.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _
Well deep in the greenwood of Midsomer _ County, _ lies young John Henry, as cold as can be. _
No headstone to mark him, [G]
no lover to grieve him, _ save for the roses [D] of Midsomer [G] County.
_ [Gm]
Why young [G] men don't stray, [Eb]
this maiden [D] will [G] lead you.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ Come [G]
sit by me all you [Gm] _
fine [G] lords and laddies, and I'll tell you the tale of a young John Henry. _
He met a fair maiden one bright May morning, as he went a-hunting in Midsomer _ County.
Her brow was [Gm] the skin [G] of the Midsomer _ maiden, and blue were her _ eyes, as blue as the sea. _
And on her bed _ [D]
lay a garland [G] of flowers, _ sweet were the roses of Midsomer _ County.
[Gm]
Why young men don't stray, this maiden [D] will [G] lead you _ away. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Come take a rest now, said the Midsomer _ maiden, you're weary from traveling, that I can see. _
Let us go home now, _ beyond the greenwood, come taste the fruits of Midsomer County. _
She led him on through [D] the _ [G] Midsomer greenwood, [G]
till he came to a hut [D]
by a [G] jubilee tree. _
She said, sir, won't you come sit by my fire, you'll eat like the king of Midsomer _ County.
[Gm]
Why young men don't stray, [Gm]
this maiden [G] will lead you.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _
She brought him fine ale, _ and she brought him supper, _ fresh eggs and live [D] eels for young John [G] Henry.
[G] She said, come eat your fill, and when you are sick, _ you'll stay with me here in Midsomer County.
And alas, I cannot stay, [D]
said young [G] John Henry, I'm bound to _ another, [D]
soon married I'll be.
[G] And I thank thee for supper, _ my kind and fair maiden, now I must leave here, [D] _
Midsomer [G] County.
_ [Gm]
Why young men don't stray, [Gm]
this maiden [D] will [Gm] lead you.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G]
Well I want the cry of the Midsomer maiden, _ for shame and for shame, you have tricked me. _
You're bound to leave now, I am your lover, I swear you'll not leave here, _ Midsomer County. _
The cold was the blade [D]
of the Midsomer [G] _ maiden, _ soft was the neck of young John _ Henry.
And warm was the blood that flowed from his body, _ red as the roses of Midsomer County.
_ [Gm]
Why young men don't stray, this maiden [D] will [G] lead you.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _
Well deep in the greenwood of Midsomer _ County, _ lies young John Henry, as cold as can be. _
No headstone to mark him, [G]
no lover to grieve him, _ save for the roses [D] of Midsomer [G] County.
_ [Gm]
Why young [G] men don't stray, [Eb]
this maiden [D] will [G] lead you.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
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